Which Titan overthrew Uranus?

• A. Rhea
• B. Hyperion
• C. Oceanus
• D. Cronus

Answer: (D)

The event tests knowledge of the early power shift in Greek myth, where the cosmos moves from a sky-ruled order to a new era under the Titans. Cronus, a son of Gaia and Uranus, allies with Gaia to challenge his father because Uranus confines some of their offspring. He uses a sickle given by Gaia to castrate Uranus, overthrowing him and becoming ruler of the cosmos. This act also marks the separation of heaven and earth and leads to the birth of other beings from the remnants of Uranus. Cronus’s reign is later overturned by his own son Zeus, continuing the pattern of one generation supplanting the previous. The other Titans named—Rhea, Hyperion, and Oceanus—are important figures in the Titan generation, but none of them overthrows Uranus.